Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & North Portland Avenue
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and North Portland Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Whitman development. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Oxport Playground is 360 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Park Av/North Portland Av, is 180 feet away for the B62, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, four of them schools, and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Park Av/North Portland Av, 180 feet away, for the B62.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Park Av/North Portland Av B62180 feetB62
Next buses at this stop
- B62 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Park Ave & St Edwards St 53 docks in all540 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1,270 feet by car along the streets.
- 160 Johnson Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 152 Ashland Place Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11205
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 88
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fort Greene
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1939.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Whitman development.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Commodore Barry Park.
- Commodore John Barry Stele, 1996620 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 3 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 swimming pools
- 1 ambulance station
- 5 other places
Schools and child care
- Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts School290 feet
- Community Roots Charter School750 feet
- P.S. 067 Charles A. Dorsey School750 feet
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- Greene Hill School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Commodore Barry Park350 feet
- Oxport Playground360 feet
- Commodore Barry Park Playground1,010 feet
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- Fort Greene Park1,090 feet
- Arbor Place Park1,210 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 31 Ambulance station380 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Walt Whitman Library1,280 feet
Houses of worship
- Sacred Heart Church House of worship1,290 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 105 North Portland Avenue Older adult center660 feet
- Commodore Barry Park Wading Pool Swimming pool810 feet
- Commodore Barry Pool Swimming pool860 feet
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- Community center at Whitman Community center1,170 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #3 Satellite Police station1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Wegmans Supermarket0.3 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- Gold Organic Farm Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Park Avenue & North Portland Avenue 60 feet
- Park Avenue & North Elliott Place 320 feet
- Park Avenue & North Oxford Street 330 feet
- Park Avenue & North Oxford Walk 410 feet
- Park Avenue & Cumberland Street 600 feet
- Park Avenue & Cumberland Walk 650 feet
- North Portland Avenue & Auburn Place 660 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & St Edwards Street 690 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or North Portland Avenue.